Gujarat polls: Hardik Patel announces support for Congress

Ahmedabad, November 22 : Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel on Thursday declared his support to the Congress for the Gujarat Assembly elections, saying that the Opposition party has accepted the demand of giving reservation to his community in a “special category”.
The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader said that reservation formula given by the Congress for his community will be over and above the 50 per cent quota for the SC, ST and OBCs.
On the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the Supreme Court, he said that it is just a “suggestion”.Hardik said if the Congress comes to power, it will conduct a proper survey for providing reservation. The party will bring a Bill in the state Assembly and give reservation, he said.“My fight in Gujarat is against the BJP and that is why we will directly or indirectly support the Congress (in the elections) as it has accepted our demand for reservation,” he added.